Combination-faucet



T. BUDZINSKY.

COMBINATION FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15. 1920.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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TL BUDZINSKY. COMBINATION FAU CET APPLICATION FILED MAR. I5. 1920.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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ATTORNEY OFFICE.

arenas BUDZINSKY, or new YoRK, N. Y.

COMBINATION-FAUCET.

ava-see.

T 0 allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, TANAS BUDZINSKY, citizenof Russia, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which lik characters of reference refer to likenamed parts inthe drawings.

Referringbriefly to the drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinalcross-sectional elevation of my device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a view looking in the direction of the line A A of Fig. 1,showing the relative position of parts to permit the flow of cold wateralone.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the relative position of parts topermit the flow of hot water alone.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the relative position of parts topermit theflow of a mixture of hot and cold water.

' Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a modification of the abovedevice.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the same.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents theupper frame or casing of the device, and 2 and 3 represent respectivelyth cold and hot water inlet channels. These channels communicate throughpipes 17' and 17 respectively with respective inlets 5 and 6 in the wall4;. On the under side of the frame 1 the channels 2 and 3 are cupped asat 7 and 8, and a rotary plate or disk 9 is mounted thereunder.

A second disk 18 which is, however, stationary, is mounted below thedisk 9, and both disks are supported by a collar 11 and the outlet frame10, as shown. The disk 18 has two circular holes 12 and 13 therein, theformer being directly below the channel end 8, and the latter directlybelow the channel end 7.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pgttgnted' Apt 19, lgZL Applicationfiled Marcl i- 15, 1920. Serial No. 365,715.

The rotary disk 9 is provided with one circular hole. 22 of the samdiameter as the holes 12 and :13; a short substantially elliptical hole21; a relatively longer substantially elliptical hole 20. The longersides of the latter two holes are arcuate, and

the distances between said sides isequal to the diameter of holes 12 and13. The latter holes are not equally distant from the center of thedisk18, but are relatively placed as shown in Fig. 1. In the rotary disk9, the hole 20 is at a distance from the center which is equal tothedistance of the hole 12 from the center'of the disk18; and the holes21 and 22 are at a distance from'the center of the disk '9 which isequal to the distance of the hole 13 from the center of the A centralvertical rod 16 is attached to the center of the disk 18, and the upperend of said rod is provided with a handle 15 for turning the same. Theoutlet casing 10 incloses a mixing chamber 1a through which the waterissues into a tub or other device in which it is used.

Now, in operation, let it be assumed that cold water alone is desired;then the handle 15 is turned counter-clockwise until. the disk fartherin the same direction, through which the hole 22 leaves the hole 13, andthe hole 20 approaches the hole 12. Because of the greater length of theformer, hot water alone will flow through the device for a tim as thehandle is further turned in said direction. The handle is left in theposition shown inFig. 4: if hot water alone is desired. If, now,amixture is desired, the handle 15 is turned farther in the samedirection, whence the hole 21 begins to regis ter with the hole 13,while the hole 20 is still in registration with the hole 12. Fig. 5indicates these parts when both hot and cold water are flowing in fullmeasure. If any degree of mixture is desired, it is apparent,

' the handle need only be left stationary in a Water or any desiredmixture of both, may be obtained. On continued rotation in the samedirection, after Fig. 5, the disk 9 returns to the position Shown inFig. 1.

In the modified form of my device shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the device liesin a position at right angles to that disclosed in the other figures.The member 11 is attached to the wall through which the inlet, pipes 6and 5 pass and the member 18 is ri idly made a part of said member 11.he channel months 7 and 8 lead into channels 25'and v 26, respectively,in the body 1, and both of said channels lead into a common outlet 27.Thus the device is manipulated by the handle 15 in the same manner asthat described previously.

I claim I 1. A combination faucet comprising an upper casing havinginlet channels therein, a disk rotatably mounted on the under side ofsaid casing, the mouths of said channels lying above said disk and atunequal distances from the center thereof,,means' for rotating saiddisk, a stationary disk mounted underneath said rotatable disk andhaving holes therein directly under the said mouths of said channels,and a plurality of spaced apart holes in said rotatable disk.

2. A combination faucet comprising an upper casing having inlet channelstherein, a disk rotatably mounted on the under side of said casing, themouths of said channels lying above said disk and at unequal dis tancesfrom the center thereof, means for rotating said disk, a stationary diskmounted underneath said rotary disk and having holes therein directlyunder the said months of said channels, and a plurality of spaced apartholes in said movable disk including a hole adapted to register with oneof said holes in said stationary disk and additional holes adapted toregister with the other of said holes in said stationary disk.

3; A combination faucet comprising an upper casing having inlet channelstherein,

a disk rotatably mounted on the under side of sald casing, the mouths ofsaid channels lying above said disk and at unequal dis-.

tances from the center thereof, means for rotating said disk,'astationary disk mount.

ed underneath said rotatable disk andhaving holes therein directly undersaid mouths of said channels, and a plurality ofspaced apart holes insaid movable disk including a substantially circular holeand a substan-.tially elliptical hole adapted to register with one of said holes insaid stationary 'disk, and a second substantially elliptical nels, and aplurality of spaced apart holes in said rotatable disk.

Signed at New York in the county of New York andState of New York thisday of TANAS BUDZINSKY.

